Holy recognition! I am so stoked to be one Complex.com’s 25 Funny People Who Should Get Their Own TV Show! What an awesome shout out – and some of my fave comedians are on there as well, including Kristen Schaal, Aziz Ansari, Hannibal Buress, and Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting.
They had such nice things to say about me:
Kwok uses her instrument to create a charming veneer that allows her to talk about race and sex in a deceptively frank way you don’t often see often enough.
Aww, shucks!
My friend Gary Mahmoud put together this amazing video called Panhandler Party: one part improv, one part sketch, one part prank – all caught on hidden camera.
Check it out – it just gets better and better 
Also, we were featured on CollegeHumor.
Hey guys! As some of you may (or may not) know, I got engaged this past May (2011) and will be getting married this May (2012).
And…I’ve started a new blog about being a bride and wedding planning and all that stuff from my cynical, yet sentimental, curse-filled perspective:
http://ohshitimabride.tumblr.com/
Come support our new show! First Thursdays of the month through the end of 2011!
A scene from the freakiest movie ever made, AUDITION!!!!
Yup – it’s a show about (gulp…) AUDITIONS!!! New York’s best performers revisit the role that got away! Find out what really goes on behind the audition room door in this parade of broken dreams and painful re-enactments.
ROLE CALL!
Thurs, 10/6 at 7pm
The PIT, Downstairs
$5
Facebook: :http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=285896301421857
Starring:
Carolyn Castiglia (Comedy Central, VH1)
Ellia Bisker (Sweet Soubrette)
Jacob Mondry (Dinosaur Cop, Looking Glass)
Katie Hannigan (The Love Triangle Show, Earthkiller)
Hosted by Jen Kwooook
Teched by Beowulf Joooones
Only $5!
I’m producing and hosting this new show where some of New York’s best performers revisit the role that got away! Find out what really goes on behind the audition room door in this parade of broken dreams and painful re-enactments….
ROLE CALL!
Sat, 9/10 at 7pm
The PIT, Downstairs
$5
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141665279261212
Starring:
Peter Augero (The Moth, BTK Band)
Mindy Raf (ECNY Awards, Leibya Rogers)
Amy Albert (ANTFest, Delilah Dix)
Leah Winkler (Everywhere Theatre Group)
Mouth to Mouth: MOM MIC
Friday, July 15, 2011, 8PM
In response to the recent media coverage about Amy Chua’s polarizing Tiger Mom, Mouth to Mouth: MOM MIC will feature the real stories and voices of Asian American moms. Blending comedy, spoken word, hip hop, and stand-up from Kate Rigg, who Bust Magazine calls “hell bent on exploding Asian stereotypes,” will have you out of your seat, and actress, writer, and mom Natalie Kim will entertain you with selections from her solo comedy show.
Come early to sign-up to share your own mom-inspired stories. Whether you are a mother, have a mother, know a mother — we want to hear from you! Free admission if you are a mom (or if you bring your mama)! Stay-tuned for details about the second installment of Mouth to Mouth: MOM MIC, taking place on August 12 (Thursday).
Kate Rigg is the iconoclasic amerasian culture vulture and lead singer for Slanty Eyed Mama. Artist in residence at the Smithsonian Institute, Comedy Central Theater and the Mark Taper Forum has made a career with a mix
of stand up comedy, spoken word and potty mouth political rants
focused on pop culture represent-Asian.
Actress and writer Natalie Kim was born in Harlem, New York and raised in Centereach, New York. Her credits include HBO’s Bored to Death, independent film West 32nd Street, and Law and Order: Criminal Intent. Recently, Natalie completed a successful run of her solo show, YO GIRL! at 59e59 Street Theater and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She just wrapped SuperTwins!, a comedic web series about fraternal twin superheros, which also stars Trevor Zhou.
This program is funded by the Asian Women Giving Circle.
@The Asian American Writers’ Workshop
110-112 West 27th Street, 6th Floor
Between 6th and 7th Avenues
Buzzer 600
open to the public
$5 suggested donation
free admission if you are a mom or bring your mom
I’m so stoked for my new East/West coast collabo with DanAKADan of afterschoolspecial, one of the hottest bands out of San Diego, CA!
Check us out in this sexy, 80′s-inspired jam:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USQy2P9zj9Y
That Thang
by Jen Kwok and DanAKADan
Directed by Ballard C. Boyd
Music Produced by soce, the elemental wizard
If you like it, please forward to friends!
I’m really excited to present this whimsical new solo show! It’s about dreams coming true (or not). There will be tons of music – per usual!, and tons of stories about my life – not per usual!
Wish Come True
Fri, April 15 at 7pm
The PIT
123 E 24th St (btwn Park/Lex)
Tickets $8 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/165610
(running time: 40 min)
Wish Come True, 7pm on Fri, 4/15 at The PIT!
Since this is a workshop, feedback is INCREDIBLY welcome. Your support and thoughts will be greatly appreciated in helping to shape this work.
Also, the new PIT theater is amaaaaazing – it’s so baller that it’s got it’s own bar with an amazing draft beer selection and a gorgeous bright red Baldwin I will be tickling the ivories on.
Written and performed by Jen Kwok
Directed by Juliet Jeske
Writing collaboration with Leah Winkler
Design collaboration with Matthew deLeon
Tech by Beowulf Jones
Hope to see you on 4/15!
I’m uberstoked that Jessica Delfino, Ben Lerman and I are producing a new comedy show, Playlist, NYC’s premiere all-music comedy show!
PLAYLIST with Jess, Ben & Jen
Thurs, 3/24 at 9:30pm
The PIT
123 E. 24th St
$5 (buy tix here!)
NYC’s only all-music comedy showcase features the city’s top singing and strumming performers. Each month, the powerhouse trio of music comedians Jessica Delfino, Ben Lerman and Jen Kwok bring you brand new songs based on a theme, special guests, surprises and an improvised jam session featuring all of the evening’s outstanding guests. This month’s theme is: Fooled.
Featuring:
Stuckey & Murray (NBC’s Last Comic Standing)
Mindy Raf (VH1′s Best Night Ever)
Wayne Federman (Writer, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon)
Buy tickets now to see the debut of Playlist with Jess, Ben, and Jen.
Facebook event here.
Awhile ago I secretly recorded these songs with my friend soce, the elemental wizard.
Now they’re here for you to enjoy!
Click to stream or right click and “Save as” to download!
Thanks for listening!
